Hiding PC Anywhere on taskbar
Larry McDowall (Symantec)
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On 29 Sep 1998 05:53:10 GMT, Tom Ruskin wrote:
> I run a lab of 30 computers and would like PC Anywhere to run
>when Windows 95 starts up but I do not want to show that the
>application is running on the taskbar. It is a high school lab and
>students constantly open the application from the taskbar and close
>it. I've heard there is a way to have PC Anywhere running without it
>showing on the taskbar. Any ideas?
The host will show as "Waiting for Connection" on the Windows taskbar.
Normally, the host user will be able to see it and cancel it if they
wish.
I recommend adding an additional registry key on the host to prevent
the host user from seeing it waiting for a connection or canceling it.
The following steps will walk you through adding this key:
1. Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) on the host computer.
2. Edit the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec\pcANYWHERE\CurrentVersion\Host
3. Create a DWORD value with the name of ServiceStealthMode.
4. Assign the value of 1 (decimal) to it.
5. Close the Registry Editor. The changes should take effect
immediately. If you are running the host in Waiting mode, you will
need to cancel it and then have it wait for a new connection for this
change to take place.
For more information on adding or changing registry keys, I recommend
the following document that is available on our Knowledge Base:
Registry Keys
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/pca.nsf/docid/1997471006
Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. Thanks.
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Larry McDowall
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